diff --git a/SickBeard.py b/SickBeard.py
index 707783a4dcc3b08e472ec0ca29b7016c0e3337a4..6efb57dfc0eb71ca03e101d005f93e3ee528de4c 100755
--- a/SickBeard.py
+++ b/SickBeard.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def daemonize():
 def main():
 
     # do some preliminary stuff
-    sickbeard.MY_FULLNAME = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    sickbeard.MY_FULLNAME = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
     sickbeard.MY_NAME = os.path.basename(sickbeard.MY_FULLNAME)
     sickbeard.PROG_DIR = os.path.dirname(sickbeard.MY_FULLNAME)
     sickbeard.MY_ARGS = sys.argv[1:]